PennDOT - District 6 News: I-95 Lane, Ramp Closures Overnights Next Week for Lighting Improvements in Center City Philadelphia

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PennDOT - District 6 News

I-95 Lane, Ramp Closures Overnights Next Week for Lighting Improvements in Center City Philadelphia

King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 95 motorists will encounter lane and ramp closures next week for construction activities on a project to install a new underpass lighting system in the covered section of I-95 near Dock Street in Center City Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. 

The work schedule is:

• Monday, July 16, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, a single left lane closure will be in place on northbound I-95 from just north of the Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) Interchange to just south of the Interstate 676/Callowhill (Exit 22) Interchange;
  
• Tuesday, July 17, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the ramp from Market Street to south I-95 will be closed. During construction, motorists will be directed to travel north on 5th Street, west on Arch Street, north on 7th Street and follows signs to Interstate 676 East to reach southbound I-95;
  
• Tuesday, July 17, through Thursday, July 19, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, a single right lane closure will be in place on southbound I-95 from just south of the Interstate 676/Callowhill (Exit 22) Interchange to just north of the Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) Interchange; and
  
• Friday, July 20, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, a single left lane closure will be in place on southbound I-95 from just south of the Interstate 676/Callowhill (Exit 22) Interchange to just north of the Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) Interchange.
  

Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel on I-95 near the work areas. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent and subject to change. 

In addition to installing a new underpass lighting system, PennDOT's contractor is reconstructing five pump stations in Philadelphia and Bristol Township, Bucks County. All work on this project is scheduled to be completed by December 2019.

PKF-Mark III, Inc. of Newtown, Bucks County is the general contractor on the $29,884,795 improvement project which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.   

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 860 traffic cameras. 

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

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